Locomotive.



A. F. BATGHELDER.

LOCOMOTIVE.

V I APPLICATION FILED APR.28,1909, 1,008,579. I Pate 11611 Nov. 14,1911.

A. F. BATCHELDER.

LOGOMO'I'IVB.

APPLIGATION FILED APR.28.1909

1,008,579. Patented Nov. 14, 1911.

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A. F. BATCHELDBR.

LOGOMOTIVE.

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ASA I. BA'ICKELDEB, OF SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOB 'IO GEI TERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

LOCOMOTIVE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 14, 1911.

Application filed April 28, 1909. Serial No. 492,748.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Asa F. BATCHELDER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Schenectady, county ofSchenect-ady, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Locomotives, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to locomotives, and particularly to two-truck electric locomd tives.

Electric locomotives have been built in which the runnin gear comprises two trucks, one of whic is ivotally connected with the body frame while the other is pivotally and slidingly, connected with said frame, the two trucks being connected .at their adjacent ends b an articulated joint. Insuch locomotives t edraw-bars are connectedtoand mounted upon thetrucks and the articulatedjoint serves. as a traction connection between the trucks, the body frame of the locomotive transmitting none of the tractive effort." In rounding a curve, one trucksimplyturns in,the body frame while the other truck slides as well as turns with reference to the body frame. In loco motives of this type, it is obvious] neces sary that the frames of. the trucks e made heavy enough to' transmit the draw-bar pull,

whilethe of the locomotive can be madejcom' ara tively light. Under' some conditions iti Ins-beenfound that the-heavy draw b'ars and the generalfheavy construc-- tion-ofthetr ijcks has resulted in locating so much -ofkthetotalweight of the locomotivear ne endsf'thereof that if the vibration, lmown as F nosing, takes place the hammerh nailsxby the let: iflg wheels. of the i. "g -D wotruckjlocomotives have also in which each truck is pivotallyconnected tog-the'body frame and the drawgb rs: are connected tothe-latter, there being. no. connection between the trucks eme tuthe'zbody 'frame. In such locomotives "the [motive effort of eachtruck is trans- "mitted to the" body frame of the locomotive through its'pivotal-connection with the lat-- .ter and throu h'the body frame is trans- .mitted. to the I motives. may "be satisfactory under certain conditions, it has been found that under 1; other conditions, particularly when operatning'at high speed, the vibration of the locoraw-bars. While such locomotive from side to side is excessive.

- It is an object of my in" *ention to provide a two-truck locomotive which is free from the objections above menti med.

To the above end, I locate the draw-bars upon the body frame of ti e locomotive, connect both trucks pivotaf 1y to said body frame and insert a iding connection, but not an articulated joint be ween the adjacent ends of the trucks. With such an arrangement the tractive eifort of each truck is transmitted to the body lrame of the locomotive through the pivot al connection between the truck and the body frame and through the body frame is transmitted to the draw-bars. The effect of the guiding connection between the ad jaoent ends of the trucks is to facilitate the following of the forward truck by the rear truck and to materially steady the '10 :omotive and decrease the tendency to vib rate 'or nose.

Besides the general arr: ngement of parts, I regard the particular forms-ref guiding. connections, hereinafter d1 scribed, as part of m invention.

ferring to the drawin gs, Figure 1 shows in side-elevation a portion of a two-truck locomotive arranged accoi ding to my inventhe-sake of 'clearness; F ig. 3 is a plan view,

partly-"in section, of the guiding connection shown in Figs. 1 and 2; Fi (4 isan elevation in cross-section on th a line 4'-4 of Fig.

3 Figs. 5 and '6 are views in perspective of certain parts of the gliding connection shown in Figs. 1 to 4; ant- Figs. 7 and 8am, res ectively', a plan and si de elevation of the en s of two trucks prov .ded with another simple form of guiding connection.

@Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, the body frame of the locomotive is shown at 10, upon which is sup orted the cab 11. The draw-bars, of whic, but one, 12, is shown, are connected to the frame 10 in any suitable and well-lmown manner. In the particular locomotive illuitrated, the two trucks are provided with four pairs of wheels, the middle pair of each truck being driven by motors not shown. These trucks, 14 and 15, are e tCh pivotally connected to the body frame 10 of the locomotive in any suitable and vs ell-known manner.

The particular construction shown is wellknown and need not bcdcscribed, since it forms no part of my invention.

The guiding trucks 14 and 15, shown in Figs. 1 and 2, will be best understood from Figs. 3 to 6, in which its construction is shown in detail. This guiding connection comprises two members which I shall hereinafter refer to as fork and tongue members. The so-called fork member is located upon the end bar 18 of the truck 15, while the tongue member is located upon the end bar 19 ofthe truck 14; these bars 18 and 19, in the .construction shown, being round in cross-section except at. their ends where they are made rectangir lar for convenient attachment to the-side frames ofthe trucks of the locomotive. Referring to Fig. 3, the fork member is shown located upon the shaft 18 and as comprising the parts- 20 and 21, of the form shown, which are'bolted together about the bar 18 by means of bolts 23 and 24. T he parts 20 and 21 when boltedtogether are slidable upon the bar 18 and are limited in their movement upon said bar by springs 25 and 26 arranged within cups 27 and 28 made in halves and bolted together around the rod 18 by means of bolts 29 and'30. These cups 27 and 28 engage bosses 31and=32 on the rod 18 and are prevented from movement in one direction by them. Washers 33 and 34 may be used within the cups 27 and 28 to engage with'the springs 25 and-126 in a manner clear from the drawing, -;a -nd' against these washers 33 and 34' the ends of the parts 20 and 21 abut. With' this arrangement, movement of the parts 20 and 21 longitudinally on the rod 18 in either direction will cause the compression'of one of the springs 25 or- 26. The tongue member of the guiding connection comprises parts 40 and 41 which are bolted together around the rod 19. by bolts 23 and 24; and {are slidable upon said rod in the. same manner as the parts 20 and 21 are slidable upon-the rod 18. The parts 40 and'41 are arranged between springs 45 and '46 located 'in cups 4? and 48 secured to the shaft 19 exactlyjas in the case of the fork member of the iding connection previously described. he manner in which the fork and tongue members of the guiding connection cooperatef-will be clear from the drawing. It s sufiicient to state that a pin 50 passes through holes 51 in extensions 52 and 53-of the partl tO and car- 'ries' a bushing 54 which is spanned by extensions or jaws 55 and 56 integral with the part 20. The pin 50 may be held against accidental removal by means ofa cotter-pin 57. The bushing 54 being free to slide and revolve between the-jaws 55 and :;56, the connection. between the twotruc'ksfis a pivotal and'sliding one, or whatI have called a guiding connection. It transmits no force connection between the this guiding effect being cushioned by the springs 25, 26, l5 and 46, as will be clearly understood.

In Figs. 7 and 8, I have shown a very simple form of guiding connection unprovidcd with any means for cushioning the guiding action of one truckupon another. In this arrangement the fork member is composed of a single piece 60 bolted, to the end bar 61 of one of the truck frames by bolts 62-, lugs or jaws 63 and 64 being pro- 30 \ided on said member 60 and arranged as shown. The tongue member of this guiding connection is shown as made up of a. single piece 70 bolted to the end bar 71 of the other truck by bolts 72, the projecting gs lug 73 being arranged as shown to fit loosel between the jaws 63 and 64 of the fork member. With this arrangement a pivotal and sliding connection is provided between the trucks and guiding of one truck by the other is provided for exactly as with the arrangement shown in Figs. 1 to 6, except that in the present device no cushionin of the guiding action is provided for. herever itis unnecessary to provide cushioning in the guiding connection between the trucks, the simple arrangement of Figs 7 and 8 will be satisfactory.

\Vhile I have shown certain forms in which my invention may be embodied, I do 10( not wish to limit myself to these, except as called for bv the following claims.

lVhat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is,

1. In a locomotive, a body frame, draw 10:

bars connected thereto, two trucks each pivotally connected to said frame, and a yielding guiding connection between the adjacent ends of said trucks and not on the car body.

. 2. In a locomotive, a body frame, draw 11( bars connected thereto, two trucks each pivotally connected to said frame, and a guiding connection between the adjacent ends of said trucks comprising a member yieldingly supported on one truck and another mem- 11:

her yicldingly supported on the other truck and yieldingly engaging said first-mentioned member.

3. In 'a locomotive, a body frame, draw bars connected thereto, two trucks each piv- 12 otally connected to said frame, and a guiding connection between the adjacent ends of said trucks comprising a fork member yieldingly supported on one truck and a tongue member yieldingly supported on the other truck and yieldlngly engaging said fork member.

4. In a locomotive, a body frame, draw bars connected thereto, two trucks each pivotally connected to said frame, and a guid- .g connection between the adjacent ends of 1d trucks comprising a fork member on 1e truck and a tongue member on the other uck, and s rings coo crating with said embers an her. t

5. In a locomotive, a body frame, draw LIS connected thereto, two trucks each pivally connected to said frame, and aguidconnection between the adjacent ends of 1d trucks comprising a member sliding? on r arrange to transmit the udlng force exerted y one truck upon the 6. In a locomotive, a body frame, draw bars connected thereto, two t1 ucks each piv- 20 otally connected to said fram e, and a guiding connection between the ac' jacent ends of sald trucks comprising a forl member slidingly arranged on the end of one truck and a tongue member slidingly su )ported on the 25 end of the other truck and slidingly and pivotally cooperating with sai i forked member and springs limiting the movement of said members on the truck in Line.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set 30 my hand this 24th|day of Apt i1, 1909.

ASA F. BATUHELDER.

Witnesses:

BENJAMIN B. HULL, HELEN Onronn. 

